Age-related antibody profiles in Schistosoma haematobium infections in a rural community in Zimbabwe

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 181-191

  Ndhlovu, P ^a   Cadman, H ^b   Vennervald, B J ^c   Christensen, N O ^c   Chidimu, M ^a   Chandiwana, S K ^a  

^a Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibodies; ELISA; Schisotoma haematobium

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WORM EGG; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0029911790     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1996.d01-78.x     Document Type: Article

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